ProsoftTraining.com's Certified Internet Webmaster Program Endorsed by Novell; Novell Merges CIP Certification with CIW Certification.Business Editors & High Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 5, 2000 Novell, Prosoft Agree to Cross-Map Certifications; Prosoft Offers Special Incentives to All Novell Professionals ProsoftTraining.com (Nasdaq:POSO) today announced an agreement with Novell (Nasdaq:NOVL NOVL Novell, Inc. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ), the leader in Net services software, to merge Novell's Certified Internet Professional (CIP (1) (Common Isochronous Packet) The packet format used in time-based (real time) FireWire transmission. See FireWire, IEC 61883 and mLAN. (2) (Common Industrial P ) certification program into its own Certified Internet Webmaster See CIW. (CIW (Certified Internet Webmaster) A program of certification from Prosoft Learning Corporation for professionals specializing in Internet technologies. CIW instructor-led training is offered by authorized training organizations and academic institutions. ) program. Novell's decision to merge the CIP program was based on several factors, including the strong growth of the CIW program and close alignment with Novell's own Net services strategy. Current CIP professionals and candidates will be given preferred access and incentives toward CIW certification. "Prosoft's Certified Internet Webmaster certification is a worldwide standard for vendor-neutral Internet certification," commented Debbie Maucieri, vice president of Novell Education. "We strongly endorse CIW and its focus on providing objective certification for Internet administrators, programmers and designers working to accelerate the transition to business on the Internet." CIW is the industry-leading certification program for Internet professionals, and is the only Internet certification endorsed by both the Association of Internet Professionals and the International Webmasters Association International Webmasters Association (IWA), a non-profit professional association for web professionals, provides training courses and certification. IWA reportedly has 100 official chapters representing over 22,000 individual members in 106 countries. . CIW is a vendor-neutral, standardized standardized pertaining to data that have been submitted to standardization procedures. standardized morbidity rate see morbidity rate. standardized mortality rate see mortality rate. measurement of technical competency COMPETENCY, evidence. The legal fitness or ability of a witness to be heard on the trial of a cause. This term is also applied to written or other evidence which may be legally given on such trial, as, depositions, letters, account-books, and the like. 2. in the areas of Internet technologies. "We welcome all CIP professionals and candidates into the 12,000-plus member CIW program," remarked Jerry Baird, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of ProsoftTraining.com. "Our number one goal is to increase the benefits of being CIW-certified by enhancing the value and visibility of the program. Today, Novell has entrusted us to carry on the vision of its pioneering Internet certification." Novell launched the groundbreaking CIP program in 1996, when its customer base began moving toward an Internet-centric networking model. As the nature of the Internet evolved, Novell adapted the program to meet the changing needs of its customers. "Due to changes in the nature of the Internet, the Internet, the, international computer network linking together thousands of individual networks at military and government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, industrial and financial corporations of all sizes, and commercial enterprises CIP program has become more vendor-neutral over time," said Jim Greene, Novell education director. "We believe that our CIP professionals will benefit greatly by being part of the most respected vendor-neutral Internet certification program in the world." Baird said, "Novell brought certification to the IT industry, and certified professionals have always been among the leaders in their field. Together, we will continue to shape the CIW program and take it to a new level." Novell and ProsoftTraining.com also announced that they will cross-map all their respective certifications, to make it easier for professionals to attain dual certification. As part of that effort, Novell and ProsoftTraining.com are making available a package of incentives for CIPs as well as the more than 150,000 current Certified Novell Engineers Certified Novell Engineer (CNE) is a certification which is designed to show that an individual possesses in-depth knowledge and skills related to administration and troubleshooting of the Novell NetWare operating system. (CNEs) and Master CNEs (MCNEs). The package includes preferred access to CIW certification through ProsoftTraining.com's i-Accelerate program and special pricing on CIW exams. "The CIW i-Accelerate program is the perfect accompaniment to a Novell certification Novell provides certification for technical competence with self-study tests and courses given at National Authorized Education Centers (NAECs). The earlier Enterprise CNE (ECNE), which included WAN expertise, was replaced with the Master CNE, which itself expires in mid-2007. ," said Julie Rowe, ProsoftTraining.com's vice president of products and programs. "It credits Novell professionals for their high levels of achievement and gives them the additional prestige of CIW certification. These dual-certified individuals will add tremendous value to employers running corporate and e-commerce systems." All CIPs and candidates will be officially notified of the merger via postal mail in the next few weeks. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile , CIPs and candidates are encouraged to update their contact information and enroll in the CIP2CIW program at http://www.cip2ciw.com or by calling toll-free 800/228-1027 in the U.S. or 602/275-7700 from other areas. About Novell Education Novell Education Services provides the resources needed to keep pace with the incredible rate of technological change by providing the training needed to simplify the complexities of the Net, securely extend your networks, and accelerate your eBusiness transformations. A pioneer in technical education programs, Novell has been certifying network and information technology professionals since 1986. Since then, Novell Education has continued to be the industry innovator and leader in skills development and skills assessment creating certification programs that have become de facto [Latin, In fact.] In fact, in deed, actually. This phrase is used to characterize an officer, a government, a past action, or a state of affairs that must be accepted for all practical purposes, but is illegal or illegitimate. global standards for hiring network support professionals. For more information see www.novell.com/education. About CIW CIW is the industry-leading certification program for Internet professionals. CIW defines the critical job roles and associated skills required to deploy today's e-business solutions. The industry-validated job role designations provide a "road map" that helps individuals and companies prepare Internet professionals to develop and deploy e-business technologies. The vendor-neutral program ensures exposure to the leading technologies in numerous subject areas. After achieving CIW Associate credential status, individuals are prepared to pursue CIW Professional certification Professional certification, trade certification, or professional designation, often called simply certification or qualification, is a designation earned by a person to assure that he/she is qualified to perform a job or task. in job role areas such as Site Designer, e-Commerce, Application Developer, Enterprise Developer, Server Administrator, Internetworking Professional or Security Professional. Students can focus on specific job roles, or pursue the new master-level certification tracks: Master CIW Administrator, Master CIW Enterprise Developer and Master CIW Designer. More than 12,000 professionals have earned their credentials through the CIW program. About ProsoftTraining.com ProsoftTraining.com is a supplier of computer training content solutions for end-user and technical training. The company's ComputerPrep brand includes content for areas such as Internet, Linux, CompTIA, Cisco, Microsoft, Oracle and telecom professionals. Prosoft offers Internet certification through its industry-leading CIW certification program, creating and certifying the skills that today's e-business workforce needs to support the growth of B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business and B2C (Business to Consumer) Refers to a business communicating with or selling to an individual rather than a company. See B2B. applications. The industry-validated job role designations defined in the CIW program provide a "road map" that helps individuals and companies prepare Internet professionals to develop and deploy e-business technologies. The vendor-neutral program gives participants exposure to the leading technologies in numerous subject areas. ProsoftTraining.com's Internet certification programs have the endorsement of the Association of Internet Professionals and the International Webmasters Association. Certification testing is available through the Prometric and VUE See HP-VUE. VUE - Visual User Environment: a desktop manager for Unix from Hewlett-Packard. testing networks. Learn more about CIW at www.CIWcertified.com and about Prosoft and its other programs at www.ProsoftTraining.com and www.computerPREP.com. |
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